1843-49

Updated: July 29, 2025

Wagner was assailed at this time not so much quâ composer as quâ conductor. Now we of the generation of to-day the younger members, anyhow are so accustomed to really able conductors, that it is somewhat difficult to realize what things were like throughout Europe in 1843-49.

John F. Runciman - Richard Wagner: Composer of Operas